A Nevada parole board granted parole for convicted armed robber OJ Simpson on Thursday. It’s a big deal for the ex-NFL player. That said, he’s just a little bit more famous for his acquittal in the double murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, so Twitter users just had to weigh in.
OJ Simpson is to be released at last he can get out of jail and find the person who killed his wife #OJSimpsonParole
— Man like Woody (@WoodyWoodruff88) July 20, 2017
“Move to Florida,” said @FLGovScott when he was swore in for a 2nd term. Well, guess what? A new resident – Mr. Simpson – will be here soon
— Gary Fineout (@fineout) July 20, 2017
The Lie Detector Test determined…OJ Simpson will be granted parole! pic.twitter.com/FVZewN49LC
— The Maury Show (@TheMAURYShow) July 20, 2017
And yes, there was the obligatory “Juice is loose” pun.
the juice is loose
— WAVVES (@WAVVES) July 20, 2017
And what will Simpson do with his now-found freedom? Will he find paying work? There’s plenty of openings in government right about now. Walter Shaub, after all, just left his position as director of the Office of Government Ethics.
Director of the Office of Government Ethics Orenthal James Simpson
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) July 20, 2017
Twitter users had already weighed in on the parole hearing.
OJ Simpson/Trump in 1993. If someone told you then that Trump would end up as POTUS + OJ would be in jail for robbery you would have laughed pic.twitter.com/QwTaY2btDZ
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) July 20, 2017
I genuinely don’t understandwhy every network is broadcasting OJ Simpson’s parole hearing. Ultimately we don’t need the play by play
— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) July 20, 2017
Simpson’s first eligible day of release comes October 1. In a way, the Juice won’t really be loose, though. He lost a wrongful death lawsuit by the Goldman family in 1997, and the judgement gone raised up to $52 million because of interest. They are still going after the unpaid money.
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